[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 231 (Friday, November 30, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71432-71433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-29024]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[OMB Control Number 1615-0013]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Application for Travel
Document, Form Number I-131; Revision of a Currently Approved
Collection
ACTION: 30-Day Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services (USCIS) submitted the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995.
USCIS has previously published two notices in the Federal Register
in connection with this information collection: a notice on December
28, 2011 published at 76 FR 81517, allowing for a 60-day public comment
period; and, a notice on March 16, 2012 published at 77 FR 15787,
allowing for a 30-day public comment period. USCIS did not receive any
comments in connection with these notices. OMB, however, has
recommended changes that are reflected in the instructions to the form.
In addition to these recommendations, USCIS is revising the form's
instructions to include clear guidance regarding recipients' of
Deferred Action under Childhood Arrivals (DACA) ability to request
advance parole documents under certain circumstances as provided under
the memorandum issued by the Secretary of the Department of Homeland
Security on June 15, 2012, and the implementation guidance that derives
from it. USCIS is also reporting an increase in the number of
respondents associated with this information collection as DACA
recipients that can establish a need to travel outside of the United
States based on humanitarian, employment or education reasons will be
able to request advance parole documents.
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DATES: The purpose of this notice is to amend the 30-day notice USCIS
published on March 6, 2012, to allow for an additional 30 days for
public comments regarding these additional changes USCIS is proposing.
Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until December 31, 2012.
This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s)
contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public
burden and associated response time, must be directed to the OMB USCIS
Desk Officer and to DHS. Comments should be submitted to the OMB USCIS
Desk Officer via email at oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. All submissions
received must include the agency name, OMB Control Number [1615-0013].
Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material,
all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at www.Regulations.gov, and will include any
personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this
information makes it public. You may wish to consider limiting the
amount of personal information that you provide in any voluntary
submission you make to DHS. For additional information please read the
Privacy Act notice that is available via the link in the footer of
www.Regulations.gov.
Note: The address listed in this notice should only be used to
submit comments concerning this information collection. Please do
not submit requests for individual case status inquiries to this
address. If you are seeking information about the status of your
individual case, please check ``My Case Status'' online at: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard.do, or call the USCIS National
Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies should address one or more of the following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Overview of this Information Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Travel Document.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
DHS sponsoring the collection: Form I-131; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. Certain
aliens, principally permanent or conditional residents, refugees or
asylees, applicants for adjustment of status, aliens in Temporary
Protected Status (TPS) and aliens abroad seeking humanitarian parole,
in need to apply for a travel document to lawfully enter or reenter the
United States. Eligible recipients of deferred action under childhood
arrivals (DACA) may now request an advance parole documents based on
humanitarian, educational and employment reasons.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 495,090
respondents submitting form I-131 at 1.9 hours; 71,665 respondents
providing biometrics at 1.17 hours; and 293,733 providing passport-
style photographs at .50 hours.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: Estimated 1,171,385 burden hours.
If you need a copy of the information collection instrument with
supplementary documents, or need additional information, please visit
www.Regulations.gov. We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Office of
Policy and Strategy, Regulatory Coordination Division, 20 Massachusetts
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2140; Telephone 202-272-8377.
Dated: November 27, 2012.
Laura Dawkins,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland
Security.
[FR Doc. 2012-29024 Filed 11-29-12; 8:45 am]
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